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| 1 | literary on
on or onto something 在…上；到…上 |
| Shadows were flickering upon the studio floor. 影子在摄影室的地板上摇曳。 |
| He believes we were put upon this earth for a purpose. 他认为我们来到这个世界上是有目的的。 |
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| 2 | formal used after some verbs instead of ‘on’
used after some verbs with the same meaning as ‘on’ （用在一些动词后，与on 同义） |
| A police patrol happened upon a robbery in a bank yesterday. 一名巡警昨天碰巧遇上了发生在一家银行的抢劫。 |
| They draw upon their experience to educate and guide new companies. 他们靠自己的经验来培养和指导新公司。 |
| My whole future depended upon the decision of this one manager. 我的未来全都取决于这位经理个人所作的决定了。 |
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| 3 | formal immediately after
immediately after doing something or after something happens 刚一…就 |
| Barry had joined the army immediately upon leaving school. 巴里中学一毕业就参军了。 |
| Upon his release, Davis went immediately to his mother’ s. 戴维斯一获释就立刻去了他母亲的住处。 |
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| 4 | happening soon
if an event or time is upon you , it is going to happen very soon 即将发生 |
| Christmas is almost upon us again. 圣诞节又快到了。 |
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| 5 | used for emphasizing an amount
used between two nouns that are the same for emphasizing that there is a large number of the thing that you are mentioning （用于两个相同的名词之间，强调数量之多）（一个）接（一个），…又… |
| I’ ve written to you, year upon year, and never heard from you. 我年复一年地给你写信，却从未收到过你的回信。 |
| We drove across mile upon mile of wide-open space. 我们一路行驶在旷野中。 |
| LEFENTRY: upon | | | | Upon is much more formal than on , but it can be used with the same meanings as the preposition on in the following cases:on/onto an object or surface在某物的上面（或表面）；到某物的上面（或表面）: It fell upon the ground. 它掉到了地上。supported by a part of your body: She fell down upon her knees. 她摔倒了，膝盖着地。looking at something看着某物: She fixed her gaze upon me. 她盯着我看。happening immediately after刚一…就: Report to the reception desk immediately upon arrival. 抵达后马上去服务台报到。affecting someone or something影响某人或某事物: attacks upon our homes 对我们家园的袭击。 Upon can also be used instead of on after particular verbs在特定的动词后，upon也可用来替代on: He congratulated me on/upon my success. 他对我的成功表示祝贺。 They insisted on/upon seeing you. 他们坚持要见你。 | | | |
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